Young entrepreneurs from Guangdong province and Taiwan and sector experts discussed the latest development and trends in fields such as e-commerce, innovation and green technology at a forum in Guangzhou on Friday.

The four-day third session of the Guangzhou-Taiwan Youth Forum is organized by the Taiwan affairs office of Guangzhou city government and youth organizations in Guangzhou and Taiwan.

The forum is meant to enable young businessmen to explore opportunities and to promote corporate transformation, according to the organizers.

Trade between Guangzhou and Taiwan rose by 4.85 percent year-on-year to $2.12 billion in the first half of this year.